End of U S pullout in Somalia nears completion
The aging cruise liner Mediterranean Sky carried 156 American service members from Mogadishu as the U S withdrawal nears its end. Forty more soldiers flew to Dover Air Force Base while about 1,500 troops remain to depart this week. Major General Thomas R Montgomery leads the exit amid looting of surplus stock and a shrinking U N mission.
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Ark politician Hale in Whitewater probe over SBA loans
Murky Arkansas dealings surface as David Hale, a former Little Rock municipal judge who ran Capital Management Services, faces conspiracy to defraud the SBA and lying charges. Investigators trace SBA backed loans to Hale allies including Gov. Jim Guy Tucker and Susan McDougal, with questions about funds diverted to Arkansas power brokers. Hale says he is no angel while prosecutors seek details of loans and possible Clinton connections in a broader Whitewater context.
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National Temperature Extremes Saturday set highs and lows
The Associated Press reports across the United States on Saturday saw record high temperatures of 94 degrees at Lajitas and San Angelo in Texas, while Houghton Lake and Ironwood in Michigan plunged to a low of 5 degrees. The report highlights wide regional temperature extremes.
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Lawrence Weather and Lake Reports Promote Local Access
Saturday readings show a high of 77 and a low of 48 with 0.77 inches of monthly precipitation and 2.09 inches year to date. Lake Clinton at 875.76 and Lake Perry at 891.79 feature temperatures of 45 and 47 with normal levels at 875.5 and 891.5.
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Lawrence Five Day Outlook
Lawrence forecast shows a five day period with today’s conditions largely unsettled. A 30 percent chance of thunderstorms with a high near 72 and west winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight partly cloudy with a 25 percent shower or storm chance and a low around 37 with north winds 15 to 20 mph. Monday will be partly cloudy with highs near 63 and a low near 33.
Sinking office tower blown up in downtown Allentown
Allentown staged a controlled collapse of the seven story Corporate Plaza amid hoopla and $5 commemorative bricks. About 3,000 raffle tickets sold for the chance to press the detonator won by Steve Pueszyn. Funds from bricks and sweatshirts go to the Downtown Improvement District Authority and the Lehigh County Red Cross.
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